The ground is parched and dusty in the old quarter of San Antonio de Areco as we pull into Julián Benedit Prebisch and Micaela Suide’s home for an asado, or Argentine barbecue. All is quiet except for buzzing bees and chirping cicadas.
The couple’s life in Argentina’s rural Pampas region is a far cry from the bustle they left behind in Buenos Aires. Julián, an artist, and Micaela, a textile designer, had been living in the capital when the Covid pandemic struck in early 2020. Later that year, their son, Florian, was
